Mercyful Fate - The Oath (Studio Version)

Mercyful Fate - The Oath from the 1984 album "Don't Break The Oath"

By the symbol of the creator, I swear henceforth to be
A faithful servant of his most puissant arch-angel
The Prince Lucifer
Whom the creator designated as his regent
And Lord of this world. Amen

I deny Jesus Christ, the deceiver
And I abjure the Christian faith
Holding in contempt all of it's works

Solo: Michael Denner/Hank Shermann

As a being now possessed of a human body
In this world I swear to give my full allegiance
To it's lawful master, to worship him
Our Lord, oh Satan, and no other

In the name of Satan, the ruler of Earth
Open wide the gates of Hell and come forth from the abyss
By these names: Satan, Leviathan, Belial,
Lucifer
I will kiss the goat

Solo: Hank Shermann/Michael Denner

I swear to give my mind, my body and soul unreservedly
To the furtherance of our Lord Satan's designs

Do what thou wilt, shall be the whole of the law

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be
World without end. Amen.

Solo: Hank Shermann/Michael Denner

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[PRHILL9696]

I never knew until recently that all of the lyrics to this song were actually taken from the Satanic Mass song by the group "Coven".

[TempleOfInanna2]

"I never knew until recently that all of the lyrics to this song were actually taken from the Satanic Mass song by the group "Coven"."

The lyrics were not ripped from that band. BOTH bands used the words (in different details) that someone recites when they become a Laveyan satanist.

[PRHILL9696]

What LaVey book would that be from? Coven did their song before LaVey ever released a book though?

[TempleOfInanna2]

"What LaVey book would that be from? Coven did their song before LaVey ever released a book though?"

Yeah, don't quote me on that. I remember reading it in a Mercyful Fate article a few years back, but I can't cite any sources.

[TempleOfInanna2]

Death SS and Mercyful Fate both released their first demos in early 1981. Neither influenced the other. King Diamond's influences came from Arthur Brown and Alice Cooper, as far as stage shows and vocal / face paint aspects.

[nightgoat99]

aahh AAHH, aahh AAHH, aahh AAHH AAHH AAHH AAHH

aahh AAHH, aahh AAHH, aahh AAHH AAHH AAHH AAHH

oohh OOHH, oohh OOHH, oohh OOHH, oohh OOHH OOHH

oohh OOHH, oohh OOHH, oohh OOHH, oohh OOHH OOHH

[mauri1205]

my favorite song !!

[PRHILL9696]

King Diamond and his wife Livia Zita who sings on his albums now are both Satanists. King has just done several live fan skype chats on his forum, many recent interviews and he and Livia have both posted on his forum and they could not make it more clear at how they are Satanists and have gone into great details on their Satanic Beliefs, practices and experiences. It came right from the King himself several times this past year!

[MrMillionare777]

his atheist bro

[DragonTundraBand]

Start sounds like Stonehenge by Spinal Tap.

[MrPin666]

all hail king diamond!!!!!!!!!!

[MrJohnmarlow]

i am the savior

[PRHILL9696]

King is a Satanist not an inverse christian. know what you are talking about before making silly comments

[umulamahri]

Anybody have the REAL bass tabs for this song? The ones I got are nowhere near what hes actually playing

[keith lawrence]

Fear the dark. I bet five bucks king diamond would get his ass beat in a rumble/street fight. KD can call satan to back him up but king diamond will still get punched with some BRASS KNUCKLES. He can call satan to save hime and we will see. I think the devil is the one that knocked out mr. diamond. Scarry music yeah.